Goldman Sachs Paid New Top Lawyer $8.37 Million in 2019

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s top in-house lawyer Karen Seymour earned almost $8.37 million in 2019, putting her among the top five highest-paid executives at the financial services giant.

The bulk of Seymour’s remuneration package is comprised of a $1.5 million base salary, $3 million bonus, and more than $3.74 million in stock awards, according to an annual proxy statement Goldman filed March 20. Seymour’s Goldman stock will vest over several years.

Goldman’s proxy credited Seymour with investing “significant time and oversight” in restructuring the company’s legal division, a task that saw her “break down regional and operational silos, reduce expenses, ...